Platform work across Europe
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UK : Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are entitled to workers rights
The UK supreme court has dismissed Uber’s appeal against the 2016 landmark employment tribunal ruling that its drivers should be classed as workers with access to the minimum wage and paid holidays. The court concluded that the drivers were workers because of Uber’s level of control over them, including setting fares and not informing them […]
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB)
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) represents mainly low paid migrant workers, such as outsourced cleaners and security guards, and platform workers. IWGB was founded in August of 2012, and its branches undertake attractive campaigns for better pay and conditions. IWGB has taken to court several platform operators on a range of employment […]
GMB
Hermes’ self-employed couriers now have the option to take holiday pay and have guaranteed earnings following a groundbreaking deal between the leading consumer delivery company and GMB Union. In early 2019, GMB (a union affiliated to the TUC) and the delivery company Hermes signed the first-ever collective bargaining agreement in the UK for self-employed couriers […]
Bulgaria
The Economic and Social Council of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted in March 2025 an Analysis on the Directive on the improvement of working conditions in platform work. In May 2026, The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy established an interdepartmental working group for the transposition of the Directive, which will develop a text to […]
Portugal
The Portuguese Government presented a preliminary draft proposal for the transposition of the Platform Work Directive in July 2025 called ‘Work XXI’. The proposal would significantly weaken the current legal presumption of employment in the platform economy in Portugal, which was introduced in 2023, as the criteria to trigger the presumption is changed and is […]
UK : Court of Appeal in England and Wales rejects Deliveroo delivery worker’s claim for reclassification as a worker
Britain’s Court of Appeal confirmed on Thursday that riders for food delivery firm Deliveroo were self-employed, dismissing a union appeal against past judgments on their status. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) had applied to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to be recognised by Deliveroo for collective bargaining in respect of a group […]
Lieferando riders demand direct employment in Berlin protest
Lieferando (Just Eat) riders marched to the German Government’s Economy Ministry in Berlin on Wednesday [20 May], calling on the government to introduce a direct employment mandate in the platform economy. The protest came as Lieferando announced plans to cut 100 more staff in the company’s IT department in Berlin. Last year, Lieferando fired 2,000 […]
Italy
The Italian Government published the 1 May Decree, which has to be made into an Act within 60 days. The 1 May Decree includes four articles which relate to platform work, and is likely the starting point for the transposition of the EU Platform Work Directive, although these articles are by no means comprehensive of […]
Union-Indépendants demands Uber Eats and Deliveroo stop “abusive” app deactivations
Union-Indépendants, the section of the CFDT union which represents food delivery couriers, sent a formal notice to Uber Eats and Deliveroo on 11 May 2026, regarding the “abusive” disconnection of riders accounts on the platform. Union-Indépendants have a team supporting riders affected by account deactivation and more than 2,800 workers have received support through this […]